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By the end of the weekend this should have been delivered in Chells. So apart from Polling Day that will be the bulk of the leg work done. If you are looking to lose weight then get in touch March 2012.

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Chells FOCUS Election Special 2011

Chells FOCUS Election Special 2011

Popularity: 7%

Nominations in Chells 2011

Candidate’s Surname Other Names in full Home Address in full Description (if any) Name of Proposer
BURRELL Howard John 39 Hastings Close,
Stevenage,
Herts,
SG1 2JG
The Labour and Co-operative Party Candidate Jeannette A Thomas
NEALE Tim 33 The Towers,
Stevenage,
Herts,
SG1 1HE
Liberal Democrat Charlotte Sanders
SAINSBURY Rachalle 69 Telford Avenue
Stevenage
Herts.
SG2 0AG
UK Independence Party Tim Sainsbury
WYATT Matthew Paul 7 Bronte Paths
Stevenage
SG2 0PQ
The Conservative Party Candidate Julie C Hudson

Popularity: 9%

I used to gamble on football, but lost too often.

I’d bet with my heart and not my head. I never could bring myself to bet against England or Chelsea.

But politics, especially US politics, is another matter. I love the US presidential elections. From this side of the Atlantic, distant from the fight, I can make dispassionate bets. For the second presidential election running I amused myself by trading on the Intrade political futures markets.

You trade contracts with other members of the exchange. If a candidate wins the contract is worth $10 if he/ she lose it is worth nothing. You do not have to hold a contract till the end, so you can change positions whenever you want.

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Popularity: 3%

Barack Obama is President elect.

This is a truly historic moment for the US and the world. I have avoided any analysis on TV or on-line. I want to get my own thoughts in order first. This could be one of the most important election results in my lifetime.

I stayed up until 02:30 this morning watching the results come in. I went to bed shortly after Pennsylvania was called for Obama, then a senior Republican strategist all but conceded, so I figured it was all over.

I have been a fan of Obama since I saw an early appearance of his on The Daily Show. A charismatic, able young African American, but what impressed me most was that he sounded reasonable. Missing were the straw man arguments, the false choices, the mysticism and the bullying.

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Popularity: 3%

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